Susan Niam

 

 

 

Susan Niam

DipPT (Auckland, NZ), MPhysio (Perth, Australia)

Chief Allied Health Officer | Ministry of Health, Singapore

Adjunct Professor Susan Niam is the first Chief Allied Health Officer in the Ministry of Health, Singapore since 2018. Susan provides professional leadership in guiding the development and deployment of Allied Health models of care to catalyse effective care transition to the most appropriate settings. She also provides professional input to policies concerning the allied health workforce and professional capabilities development. Prior to this appointment, Susan was the Chairperson of Allied Health Services and Pharmacy Division at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore for 9 years. She graduated from Auckland Institute of Technology and has a Master of Physiotherapy from Curtin University of Technology and a Vestibular Rehabilitation Certificate from Emory University School of Medicine. Susan is an active volunteer in community organizations for 30 years.

 

Panel

Expanding Horizons – International Chief Allied Health Officers panel

Bringing together Martin Chadwick (NZ CAHO), Anne-marie Boxall (Aus CAHO) and Susan Niam (Singapore CAHO) to discuss the crucial role of Allied Health professionals.

Presentation

Allied Health: Moving towards data-driven patient-centric care in the hospitals and community settings

Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) play a crucial role in helping patients across hospitals and community settings reintegrate to society in a way that is meaningful to them. Data analytics and insights are important tools that AHPs should leverage to enhance care, communication and patient satisfaction. Using some examples from Singapore, this presentation will discuss efforts in analysing clinical, process and finance data and deriving insights to inform policy changes, to redesign roles/processes and improve rehab care across settings.

 

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